Detections
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EX19-MB-000146 - Exchange antimalware agent must be enabled and configured.
Information
Microsoft Exchange 2019 offers built-in antimalware protection for messages going through the transport pipeline. When enabled, the default settings are configured to automatically update.Exchange's built-in Malware Agent is not designed to address all malicious code protection workloads. This workload is best handled by third-party antivirus and intrusion prevention software.
Sites must use an approved DOD scanner. Exchange Malware software has a limited scanning capability and does not scan files that are downloaded, opened, or executed.
Solution
Open the Exchange Management Shell and run the following command:& $env:ExchangeInstallPath\Scripts\Enable-AntimalwareScanning.ps1
This will automatically enable the anti-malware agent. After the script completes, run the following cmdlet to complete the process:
Restart-Service MSExchangeTransport
This may take up to 10 minutes to take effect.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Exchange_2019_Y25M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY
References: 800-53|SI-3(2), 800-53|SI-3c.1., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001247, CCI|CCI-002624, CCI|CCI-004964, Rule-ID|SV-259694r1015276_rule, STIG-ID|EX19-MB-000146, Vuln-ID|V-259694
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: f2cb8cbb24b72e7472dc6176cee5eceb4b89ff58990e9d4c98adedd18006e37b